Digital Photography Review
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| Body | |
| Camera body | Kodak customized digital SLR |
| Lens mount | Nikon F mount |
| Body material | Magnesium-alloy |
| Lens compatibility | AF Nikkor, D-type Manual-Focus Nikkor, AI-P Nikkor |
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| Sensor | |
| Type | CMOS sensor |
| Active area | 36 x 24 mm |
| Total pixels | 13.89 million (4560 x 3048) |
| Recorded pixels | 13.7 million (4536 x 3024) |
| Pixel pitch | 7.9 x 7.9 µm |
| Microlenses | No |
| Anti-alias filter | No |
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| Color space / ICC | |
| User designated | • Any colour space • Default sRGB |
| Look profiles | Yes, supported via DCS Photo Desk |
| ICC compatible workflows |
• Yes, fully ICC compatible |
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| Image file format / storage | |
| Preffered format | Kodak DCR (RAW), 12-bits per pixel, 3 resolutions (approx. 15 MB) |
| Additional format | ERI-JPEG (3 compression levels, 4 resolutions) |
| Equiv. TIFF file size | • 24-bit: 41 MB • 48-bit: 82 MB |
| Image sizes |
• 4500 x 3000 |
| User designated crop on image |
• 2 x 3 |
| Storage |
• Compact Flash Type I/II (supports IBM Microdrive) |
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| Continuous drive mode | |
| Burst rate | 1.7 fps |
| Burst frames | • 8 RAW frames (18 if
upgraded) • 8 JPEG frames (18 if upgraded) |
| Buffer size | 256 MB, can be increased to 512 MB by service upgrade |
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| Flash | |
| Flash type | D-TTL Flash (Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash controlled by five-segment TTL Multi Sensor) with built-in Speedlight and external Speedlight such as SB-80DX/28DX/50DX, three modes available, Sensitivity range: ISO 200 - 800 equivalent |
| Flash sync mode | • Front-Curtain Sync
(normal sync) • Red-Eye Reduction • Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync • Slow Sync • Rear-Curtain Sync |
| Sync contact | • X-contact • Sync terminal sync up to 1/125 sec |
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| Camera / exposure functions | |
| Exposure modes | • Program AE (Flexible) • Shutter Priority AE • Aperture Priority AE • Manual |
| Exposure steps | 0.5 EV |
| Sensitivity | • At 4500 x 3000: ISO
80 - 400 • At lower resolutions: ISO 80 - 800 |
| White balance | • Auto • Sunny: Standard, Warm, Cool • Incandescent: Standard, Warm, Cool • Fluorescent: Office, Cool White • Flash: Standard, Warm, Cool, Studio • Click Balance (Manual preset): Image, Saved |
| Drive modes | • Single • Continuous (1.7 fps, 8 frames) • Self-timer |
| Viewfinder | • TTL, 95% frame coverage • Focus brackets, Grid lines, Reference circle |
| Auto focus | • TTL phase detection • Nikon Multi-CAM900 module • Detection range -1 to 19 EV (ISO 100 equiv.) |
| AF Assist Lamp | Yes, approx range 0.5 - 3.0 m |
| Lens servo | • Single AF • Continuous Servo AF • Manual focus |
| Focus area | One of five focus areas can be selected |
| AF area mode | • Single area AF • Dynamic AF • Dynamic AF with closest subject priority |
| Metering | • 3D Matrix metering
(10 segment SPD) • Center Weighted Average • Spot metering |
| Shutter speed | 30 - 1/4000 sec |
| Flash sync | 1/125 sec |
| Remote | • 10-pin remote terminal • Firewire |
| Microphone | Yes, voice recording |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| Intervalometer | Yes (time lapse function) |
| Firmware | User upgradable |
| Power | Removable, rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery |
| Dimensions | 131 x 158 x 89 mm (5,16 x 6,22 x 3,5 In.) |
| Weight (no batt) | 907 g |
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| LCD functions | |
| Play display | • Single image • 4 images (2 x 2) • 9 images (3 x 3) |
| Histogram | Yes, with exposure data |
| F-stop indicator | Yes |
| Over exposure warn | Yes |
| Zoom function | Yes, up to 1:1 |
| Custom func. disp. | Yes |
| Spotmeter relative to perfect exposed grey card | Yes, F-stop and % reading |
| Delete | • All • Untagged • Folder |
| Upload of IPTC data | Yes |
| Upload of WB preset | Yes |
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| Connectivity | |
| Firewire (IEEE 1394) | 400 Mbps (12 MB/sec) |
| Serial port | Yes |
| GPS | Yes, via serial port |
| Video out | Yes |
| Remote control | Yes, Nikon 10-pin connector |
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| Software | |
| Browser | DCS Photo Desk |
| Tethered operation | • DCS Camera Manager • DCS Photo Desk |
| Platforms | • Windows 2000 / XP • Mac OS 9.x • Mac OS X |
| Firmware | Available for free from Kodak Pro website |
| SDK | Available for free from Kodak DRG website |
From:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/KodakDCS14n/
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